Twisters Smash Towns Across Several States
Severe weather left at least ten dead and about fifty injured across Mississippi Tennessee Alabama Missouri Indiana and Kentucky. Homes were flattened, a baby was lifted from its father’s arms, and trees and crops suffered as tornadoes and high winds roared through Moon Lake Maury City Rich Fort Payne Talladega and nearby areas.
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Techad
Moon Lake
Shannon
Missap
Maury City
Memphis
Hamilton
Ala
Mississippi Line
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Tunica
Ausley
Tenn
Sissie Starks
Frip, Tenn
Frank Branch
Missis
Rich
Highway Patrol
Te Clement
Jackson
Ernest Clement
Alamo
Talladega
Alabama
Wide- Ca Eeera
Fort Payne
Brooke Farland Clarifies 36th Shenandoah Festival Queen Title
Brooke Farland states the 38th Festi val does not exist and she is correctly Queen Shenandoah XXXVI the 36th Queen. The dispatch last evening moved up an hour due to Saving Time.
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Brooke Farland
Tivats
Treasury chief says deficit may shrink under Kennedy plan
Secretary Dillon told a U S Chamber meeting that the $11.9 billion projected 1963 64 deficit could fall by about a billion dollars due to strong Treasury outlook. He argued tax cuts are justified as Kennedy’s budget proposed a $98.8 billion program starting July 1.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Douglas
Kennedy
Dillon
U. S
Tax cut timing tied to buoyant economy says official
Dillon says deficits could shrink if economy improves and revenue tops January estimates. A tax cut is more effective when growth is strong, potentially pushing toward full employment, with possible fiscal 1964 revenues rising by as much as a billion dollars.
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Dillon
State lifts fire hazard ban after widespread rain
Governor Albertis S. Harrison Jr. rescinded the extraordinary fire hazard emergency as rain fell across much of the state. The decision opens private and public woodlands and state parks to the public again after a dry period that had prompted near total forest closures. Danville received one inch of rain, easing tinder-dry conditions that had spurred multiple wildfires and led to earlier forest restrictions.
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Albertis S. Harrison Jr
Harrison
Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Allinay & Aablern
Danville
Italian election shocks as Communists and Liberals gain
In Italy the Communist left and liberal right surged in parliamentary voting with near final returns. The Christian Democrats suffered their worst result, while the Italian Communist Party led by Palmiro Togliatti reported a strong gain, signaling a major political upheaval amid Fanfani's left leaning government experiment.
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Rome
Italy
Amintore’ Fanfani
Christian Democratic Party
Chamber of Deputies
Senate
Fanfani
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Italian Communist Party
Red Sphere
Moscow
Palmiro Togliatti
Queen Shenandoah XXXVI crowned in festival kickoff
Miss Brooke Randolph Farland arrives from West Virginia as Queen Shenandoah XXXVI with a cool day forecast and fair skies. She plans a noon hotel welcome, pie cutting, civic luncheon, coronation rehearsal, open house, and a series of pre festival engagements before Thursday’s coronation by Gen Lauris Norstad.
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Apple Capital
Brooke Randolph Farland
West Virginia
Shenandoah
Conservatives Lose All House Fights in New Congress
AP reports the once dominant conservative coalition in the House has failed four key votes since January. Republicans remain solid while Southern Democrats increasingly align with Northern and Western Democrats. Democratic leaders pursue bills with favorable odds, signaling a shift in House power dynamics.
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Washington
House
Congress
Souther
Festival Program of Events May 1
The program lists a May 1 schedule in Eastern Time featuring Queen Shenandoah XXXVI Elect arriving at George Washington Hotel at 11 45 AM. She cuts an apple pie at noon for the presidents of Winchester service clubs. A 12 30 PM joint civic club luncheon follows at the George Washington Hotel. An 5 00 PM open house honors the Queen Elect with the press at Stonewall Jacksons Headquarters on N Braddock Street. At 8 00 PM a festival workers program honors the Queen Elect and the princesses Andrea Miller and marshal of the firemen's parade at the George Washington Hotel.
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Miss Farland
U.S
Panama
Joseph Farland
Farland
George Washington Hotel
B. Beverley Wright
Amherst St
Exchange
Kiwanis
Lions
Rotary Clubs
Civic Club
Et Hotel
Massadors
Shenandoah College
Stonewall Jackson
Lauris Norstad
Supreme Allied Commander
Europe
Winchester
Shenandoah XXXVI
N. Braddock St
Princesses
Andrea Miller
Parade float record sets stage for Pink Petals festival
The Feature Parade showcases 21 floats in the Communities Participation Department second division. The Queen's Pink Cloud float designed by Dee's Displays of Nain with Marge de Thier and John de Counter leads the first division along with Princess floats. Handley School Band, several mayors from multiple states, and divisions led by Augusta Military Academy Fort Defiance and Staunton Military Academy join the procession. About 5,400 seats are noted for spectators.
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Participation
Dee’s
Nain
Marge de Thier
John de Counter
Her Majesty's Court
Handley School
Randolph-Macon Academy of Front
Augusta Military Academy
Fort Defiance
Hermitage
Richmond
Buckroe Beach
Typhoon Olive Destroys 95 Percent of Saipan Homes
A radio message from Saipan said Typhoon Olive with 110 mph winds destroyed 95 percent of homes and nearly half the island’s public buildings. One person injured, no deaths reported, and damages estimated at $2 million as power and water services were cut.
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Agana
Guam
Saipan
Olive
Mariana Islands
New Hampshire Legalizes Lottery
Democratic Gov. John W. King announced the signing of a sweepstakes bill to legalize state run lottery games in New Hampshire. Tickets priced up to 3 dollars would be sold at Rockingham Park and state stores. prizes could reach fifty thousand dollars. The measure would put the issue to voters every two years on ballots.
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Concord
N.H
John W. King
New Hampshire
King
Senate
Massachusetts
Vermont
Rockingham Park
Laurence M. Pickett
Keene
Winchester Evening Star Raises Mail Subscription Rate
The Winchester Evening Star announces a new annual mail rate of 8.50 within Virginia and West Virginia effective tomorrow due to postal increases. Rates now include 5.25 for six months and 1.00 per month with outside states adding 1.00 for extra postage. The change marks the second subscription price increase in sixteen years.
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Winchester Evening Star
Virginia
West
The
Star
West Virginia
Duvalier Pulls Troops From Embassy Grounds
The Dominican Republic charges President Francois Duvalier offered Cuban bases to Fidel Castro and the OAS mission arrives to inspect. Boscha government claims a bloodless victory as Haitian guards are pulled from the Dominican Embassy in Port au Prince.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Francois Duvalier
Haiti
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Andres Freites
Organization of American States
OAS
Port Au Prince
Freites
Donican Republic
Duvalier
Bosch
Dominican Republc
Colombia
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C. P. Edwards
Hawthorne Drive
Miss Edwards
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Florida
Oklahoma
Whitney Shoemaker
Reds
Chamber
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Bole Otot
Castro
Queen Shenandoah
Pennsylvania
Maryland
North Carolina
Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation
Winchester Savings & Loan
W. Boscawen St
Plumsy Lumber CO
Martin’s Drug Store
Barry’s Drug Store
Boyd's Drug Store
Penny
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